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RIDING THE WAVES THROUGH GAZA'S HARDSHIPS: DESPITE WAR AND SHORTAGES, GAZA'S REMAINING SURFERS STRIVE TO PRESERVE A SPORT THAT OFFERS BRIEF RESPITE AMID CONFLICT

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“MARCO RUBIO SAYS U.S. ALLIANCE WITH GCC STATES HAS BEEN 'PUT TO THE TEST' DURING CONFLICT WITH IRAN”

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73,000+ Palestinians killed — Gaza's deadliest conflict on record

The Gaza Health Ministry tracks every casualty. The current conflict has killed more Palestinians than all prior Gaza wars combined. Read more at Wikipedia

The UN has long cited Gaza Health Ministry figures as reliable.

Despite operating under siege conditions, the Gaza Health Ministry has tracked casualties since the 1990s. The WHO and OCHA routinely use its data, citing methodology consistent with international standards for conflict casualty reporting.

This storyGaza's pre-war population was ~2.3M. About 1 in how many has been killed?

  1. 1 in 10
  2. 1 in 31
  3. 1 in 75
  4. 1 in 200
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1 in 31

This storyVenezuela's 1999 Vargas mudslides — the worst in its history — killed how many?

  1. Around 1,000
  2. Around 5,000
  3. Around 15,000
  4. Around 30,000
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Around 30,000

Rubio is the first Latino U.S. Secretary of State.

Confirmed in January 2025, Rubio — son of Cuban immigrants who fled to Miami — made history in one of America's oldest cabinet roles, an office first held by Thomas Jefferson in 1790.

Hani Mahmoud reports for AJE from inside conflict zones like Gaza.

As an Al Jazeera English correspondent, Mahmoud has covered the Gaza conflict on the ground, giving viewers direct access to events as they unfold. Learn more at Wikipedia

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